Named color

Sea Blue

Sea Blue is a jewel tone blue color with HEX #006994. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 0, 105, 148, HSL 197, 100%, 29%, cool temperature, and is useful for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design.

#006994 blue cool jewel-tone

HEX #006994

RGB rgb(0, 105, 148)

HSL hsl(197 100% 29%)

CMYK cmyk(100, 29, 0, 42)

Luminance 0.1224

Contrast Black 3.45:1White 6.09:1

CSS Utilities

--color-sea-blue: #006994;
.bg-sea-blue { background-color: #006994; }
.text-sea-blue { color: #006994; }

Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Luminance0.1224

Black text3.45:1AA Fail

White text6.09:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{
  "hex": "#006994",
  "rgb": [
    0,
    105,
    148
  ],
  "hsl": [
    197,
    100,
    29
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    100,
    29,
    0,
    42
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1224,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.45,
    "white": 6.09
  }
}

WCAG

{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}

Harmonies

{
  "complementary": "#942A00",
  "analogous": [
    "#009474",
    "#002094"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#94006A",
    "#6A9400"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#740094",
    "#942A00",
    "#209400"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#940020",
    "#947400"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#00ACF0",
    "#006994",
    "#002838"
  ]
}

Variants

{
  "light": "#00ACF0",
  "dark": "#002838",
  "saturated": "#006A94",
  "desaturated": "#106384",
  "pastel": "#26B5ED",
  "neon": "#0087BD"
}

Pairings

{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#942A00",
    "#009474",
    "#002094"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#106384",
    "#00ACF0"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#00ACF0",
    "#106384"
  ]
}

Knowledge graph

{
  "nearestColors": [
    "enamel-blue",
    "safety-blue",
    "cerulean",
    "teal",
    "peacock-teal"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "sea-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "enamel-blue-vs-sea-blue",
    "safety-blue-vs-sea-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/blue",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/sea-blue",
    "/wcag/sea-blue",
    "/css/colors/sea-blue",
    "/hex/006994"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/blue",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/sea-blue"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/enamel-blue",
      "/colors/safety-blue",
      "/colors/cerulean",
      "/colors/teal",
      "/colors/peacock-teal",
      "/compare/enamel-blue-vs-sea-blue",
      "/compare/safety-blue-vs-sea-blue",
      "/harmonies/sea-blue",
      "/wcag/sea-blue",
      "/css/colors/sea-blue",
      "/hex/006994"
    ]
  }
}

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "sea-blue",
  "name": "Sea Blue",
  "hex": "#006994",
  "uses": [
    "interfaces",
    "brand systems",
    "technical design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "trust",
      "clarity",
      "calm"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "technology",
      "finance",
      "healthcare",
      "navigation"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-warmth food palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "blue",
    "cool",
    "jewel-tone",
    "interfaces",
    "brand-systems",
    "technical-design",
    "trust",
    "clarity",
    "calm"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    0,
    105,
    148
  ],
  "hsl": [
    197,
    100,
    29
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    100,
    29,
    0,
    42
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1224,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.45,
    "white": 6.09
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#942A00",
    "analogous": [
      "#009474",
      "#002094"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#94006A",
      "#6A9400"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#740094",
      "#942A00",
      "#209400"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#940020",
      "#947400"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#00ACF0",
      "#006994",
      "#002838"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#00ACF0",
    "dark": "#002838",
    "saturated": "#006A94",
    "desaturated": "#106384",
    "pastel": "#26B5ED",
    "neon": "#0087BD"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-sea-blue: #006994;",
    "utility": ".bg-sea-blue { background-color: #006994; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-sea-blue { color: #006994; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "enamel-blue",
    "safety-blue",
    "cerulean",
    "teal",
    "peacock-teal"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "sea-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "enamel-blue-vs-sea-blue",
    "safety-blue-vs-sea-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/blue",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/sea-blue",
    "/wcag/sea-blue",
    "/css/colors/sea-blue",
    "/hex/006994"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/blue",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/sea-blue"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/enamel-blue",
      "/colors/safety-blue",
      "/colors/cerulean",
      "/colors/teal",
      "/colors/peacock-teal",
      "/compare/enamel-blue-vs-sea-blue",
      "/compare/safety-blue-vs-sea-blue",
      "/harmonies/sea-blue",
      "/wcag/sea-blue",
      "/css/colors/sea-blue",
      "/hex/006994"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#942A00",
      "#009474",
      "#002094"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#106384",
      "#00ACF0"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#00ACF0",
      "#106384"
    ]
  }
}

Color meaning and use

About Sea Blue Color

Sea Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character. Sea Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include trust, clarity, and calm, which makes it relevant for technology and finance. In design work, Sea Blue is most useful for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Sea Blue against black and white text.

Black text3.45:1AA Fail

White text6.09:1AA Pass

AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5

AAA text optionsNone in seed set

Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Enamel Blue#0067A0

Safety Blue#0067A5

Cerulean#007BA7

Teal#008080

Peacock Teal#00827F

Color Harmonies

#942A00#942A00

#009474#009474

#002094#002094

#94006A#94006A

#6A9400#6A9400

Open full Sea Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#00ACF0#00ACF0

#002838#002838

#006A94#006A94

#106384#106384

#26B5ED#26B5ED

#0087BD#0087BD

Pairings

White#FFFFFF

#942A00#942A00

#009474#009474

#002094#002094

Matte Black#1A1A1A

White Smoke#F5F5F5

Sea Blue

CSS Utilities

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

About Sea Blue Color

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WCAG Accessibility

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Pairings